Skip to main content
TALISMAN
TALISMAN
TALISMAN
DepartmentAfrica

TALISMAN

NameTALISMAN
Artist Artist not recorded
Dateca 1960
Place madeMorocco, Africa
MediumMETAL
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 11 7/16 in. (20.5 x 14 x 29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Object numberA.1981.42.514
Description"FIVE." ENGRAVED, STAMPED, SOLDERED. TAB, RING FOR HANGING. COPPER. CUT-OUT DESIGN ON PALM: 8-SIDED STAR W/ 4 SQUARES IN CENTER. SPACES BETWEEN FINGERS CUT OUT. FILIGREE DESIGN ALL OVER: FLORAL, GEOMETRIC. // SEE: "LES ARTS TRADITIONNELS AU MAROC," BY SIJELMASS, P. 124.
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
ca. 1927
Embroidery by Policarpio Valencia.
Policarpio Valencia
1927
Amulet
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910, staff
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
1925
Necklace with amulet container
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910, staff
Amulet
Artist not recorded
ca. 1920, staff
ugud krunful (clove wedding necklace)
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
before 1931
Ring, Monte Alban replica
Artist not recorded
early 20th-mid 20th Century
Amulet
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910, staff
null